Peace partners agree to increase southern Sudan parliamentary seats
February 22, 2010 (KHARTOUM) — The two partners of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) agreed in a meeting held at the level of the Sudanese presidency to increase parliamentary seats to southern Sudan, but they are still differ on the final number of seat.
Luka Biong the minister at the presidency of southern Sudan government said that the presidency in a meeting held on Sunday agreed to increase 40 parliamentary seats to southern Sudan in the national parliament. He added they will be appointed based on election results.
However, Mohamed el-Hassan Al-Amin, National Assembly Deputy Speaker, marked his distance from what Biong said about the 40 seats adding latest understanding between the two parties reached 34 members of parliament underscoring the SPLM demands 40 seats.
Al-Amin further said that the proportional representation is the most appropriate mechanism to increase the representation of Southerners in the parliament from 21% to 25%. He added this should include women’s constituencies.
The south accuses the north of manipulating the results of the census to deny the south adequate representation in parliament, commensurate with its size, in order to pass self-serving legislation.
“There is politics behind it … there is a possibility of the national parliament changing the (2005) agreement, even changing the right to self determination for the people of south Sudan if there is no reasonable blocking minority,” Deng Alor leading SPLM member last month.
In April 2010, Sudan is scheduled to hold its first democratic elections in 24 years. General elections are required by the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, or CPA, which ended the civil conflict between northern and southern Sudan that lasted two decades, killed 2 million people, and displaced 4 million more.
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Gatbentiu
Peace partners agree to increase southern Sudan parliamentary seats
SPLM OYEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Keep on pushing these guys to increase our parliamentary seats,25% is not enough for us i n Southern Sudan.Al Amin and his NCP guys should accept the 40 seats mentioned not 34 as he said.
Salva Kiir and Dr Riek will appoints professionals to take these seats.
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Deng Akol Agut-tungdoun
Peace partners agree to increase southern Sudan parliamentary seats
Hey there,
This welcome, thank to Mayarditson for the job well done! Keep it up.
Those doubting thomases there must learn that nothing can be done in a day. Were in the South are worried went the is no progress, but with slow progress that is happening, we are to sure that we shall reach our destiny.
Our wise DR. Garang cautioned us to be driving slowly so as to reach our destiny very fast! No crazy driving to our destination, the Democratic Republic of South Sudan(DRSS).
Be blessed,
Deng Akol Agut-tungduon, a man far away from tribalism and corruption.
Time1
Peace partners agree to increase southern Sudan parliamentary seats
If national assembly could change the laws they would have done it by now, the assembly does not need to wait untill there is a week left for the referrendum to make chnages, its because changes is not possible unless those who want change do not want the peace agreement and want to violate it, it has so far been only a suggestion by some evil individual who wish that could be done so war can resume but lets remind those fools that that idea is good but it is not possible, also now SPLM seat has been increase to 40% add to that the southern opposition seats, the parliament need a qourum of 60-5% votes for any changes to happen, so it is not possible, just sit down and think about it carefully and make your calculations, it is good to dream but also to think if your dream is a reasonable dream. you will realise that changing referendum in the last thing in the head of any member of parliament. I am just trying to help those who have so far not been able to understand this issue.
Akuma
Peace partners agree to increase southern Sudan parliamentary seats
True or not! there will be no nation unity eventhough NCP thousand of seat southerners. what about part of the regions.
Dr. Akuma